Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/10/17
Taipei, Oct. 17 (CNA) After a four-year ordeal in which a rapidly-growing tumor deformed his face,
Tzu Chi medical charity gives Filipino patient new lease on life
At a press conference on Thursday marking the end of his treatment, Mahusay, a 26 year-old from the Philippines, said he first discovered the bone-textured mass on his upper left jaw in 2015.
Within two years, the tumorous growth had fundamentally altered his life: he had trouble eating and speaking, and had to cover his face with a bandanna in public.
(Michael Mahusay [center] as seen after his surgery/Photo courtesy of Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital)
Finally, his girlfriend left him, taking their young son, Mahusay said. [FULL STORY]